NECA is the sole provider of independent statistical analyses concerning electric control
equipment in Japan. Data for analyses in areas such as domestic and export shipments/orders,
Out-to-Out/Out‒In shipments, and shipments according to industrial field are supplied by
member companies who are then able to utilize the results in their business practices.
In FY2012, NECA increased the number of product classifications it analyzes to 99 to provide statistical analyses in accordance with changes in market needs. NECA now offers increasingly sophisticated demand forecasts based on improved methodologies.